New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-19
RAIN, SNOW AND GALES IN THE WEST.
TRAINS BLOWN FROM THE TRACKS.

TRAINS BLOWN fhOM lhC AhhNNo'
TRAVEL IN SOME CASES ABANDONED-A SHOWER
OF MUD-DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING.
CHICAGO Feb. 1S.-A severe storm prevailed
throughout the Northwest to-day The telegraph SER
vice west OF Omaha and st. Paul has been completely
cut off, Nearly all trains the lines north, west and
south OF Minneapolis have been abandoned. The
Northern Pacific, Manitoba and the Hastings and
Dakota lines are entirely blocked. Trains from the
East were several hours late this morning. Nearly
all the street railway lines 10 St. Panl and Minneapolis
blocked this morning, but the blockade has been
partly lifted. The storm began with tall OF rain
and sleet which along the tracks OF the street
and which, later on, froze, making 1t difficult to
clear them that the cars could run Early last
night II began showing hard Four to SIX inches have
fallen and briak wind is causing bad drifts Even
the Short Line trains between St. Paul and Minneapolis
require two engines to pull three cars through.
A dispatoh to The Times" from Fort Pierre d. T.,
says, "Another blizzard RACES and all trains are
abandoned. The snow drifted badly. The County
Board is being appealed to for aid by families hereto
fore considered above want"
portion OF Colorado at 10 o'clock wednesday night.
its velocity steadily increased until o'clock yester,
day m0rHIas s when sn gaze b. Was contnned until
yesterday afternoon. In this city many buildings
were unroofed. smokestacks chimneys and telegraph
and telephone poles le'elled with the ground
and plate glass windows broken. The damage will be
several thousand dollars. Outside OF Denver the
casualties reported are considerably greater than IN
the city. On the Denver and Rio Grande railway, four
miles north OF Colorado Springs, every coach OF the
north-l found Salt Lake express, consisting OF TWO
sleeping cars. two passenger coaches and baggage
and mail car, was blown from the track at O'Clock
yesterday morning, and the mail and its contents
destroyed By fire. No one was injured freight
train of twenty cars which on side track near
by, waiting for tho express to pass. was also blown
from the track and the cars were badly damaged.
The passenger train of three coaches which lett the
Union Depot on the Denver and Soath Park load ior
Morrison at 8 p. m. was lifted from the track by
terrific blast and hurled down an embankment when
about twenty miles from the city One passenger had
his leg broken and several other, were badly bruised
Near Como the same road the Leadyil!e express
as blown ove bridge and nearly all OF the passen-
gers and train men were severely injured and the
coaches were badly wrecked.
Lincoln Neb., Yesterday afternoon. The mud came
down IN small particles and gave everything the ap-
pearsncs of having teen splashed by teams crossing
The streets, A strong wind prev aed 200 miles west
OF Lincoln and the theory is that the dust raised by
this storm hoated this section and fell when sat
uratcd. A light shower prevailed at the time; ,
At Des Mones 9 snow and vhid storm ragged all day.
wind amounting almost to q tornado passed near
Jacksonville H., last night. house on the farm OF
p Mehan tw ise on its foundation ana the upper
story OF the barn carried away
At Bloomington, Ill., ,he storm lasted three hours
The electrical disturbance was great, the nghtnlng
being terrific 1t rained heavily about two hours Very
heavy hail reported from the northern part OF this
county The storm felt all over central Illinois,
Ii has rained almost incessantly tor week.
The streets in the northern part Of South chicago are
fooled and the cellars completely filled with water
The water the yards of some houses was several iee
deep today and at one house the water reached tue
level of the first floor compelling the occupants 10
move The river several inches higher than on
Wednesday and was still rising In the negnborhood
of Cummings the water much deeper. The track
of the Belt Line Railroad was least six inches under
water. aud the rails of the Rock Island were sub
merged In One-hundred -sixth-st the water was
from : 10 eighteen inches deep
severe thunder aud lightning storm prevailed last
night The house of +. I. Martin. in Hyde PARK was
struck by lightning which tore hole in the roof ana
] 4 had ha aretlin
chimney 1t entered the kitchen range which was com
pletelv DESTROYED Six persons were in the house at
tho time but received no injury.
VARIED WEATHER IN NEW-YORK STATE.
DRIFTING SNOW, A FLOOD OF RAIN AND FINALLY
THUNDER sHowER-IIvEs LOST OK BROKEN
BRIDGE.
PououKEErsrE. Feb Is.-Along tho Hudson before
dawn this morniug three four inches OF snow fell
From 10 rain fell constantly and at O'Clock TO-
night heavy thunder storm prevailed Ats p IN. hfty
miles north OF this city, severe snow storm was In pro-
gress tho wind blowing hard and the snow drifting as IN
mid winter The mercury tonight was only one degree
above freezing point Dynamite cartridges were placed
on the Ice here to-day and track was blown open for the
ferryboa All the yachts OF the Poughkecpse Ice Yacht
Club we're taken of the ice to-day and put in summer
quarters.
ROCHESTER, Feb Is-In high wind to-day two large
poles which had upheld telegraph wires across the brIg
they carried thom tho two spans Of the bridge upon
which they stood The river WAS high annie oranan a
drowned Three other persons employees OF W. b Kim.
bali Co., are missing and fears are entertained .na ~
they swept down the river Ihe exact huhoor Vi
lives lost cannot yet be ascertained
W.rrRrowy Feb 1s-A gale blew here this afternoon
at the of fifty miles an hour Considerable ianage
was done In Northern New-york to telephone and tee-
graph lines large portion OF the roo, OF the state Ar
mory in this city was blownoh oy the wlna 'ns